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Space-Track Decay Predictions API

Satellite reentry and decay predictions

Space-Track Decay Predictions API is one of 7 APIs that Space-Track publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Decay Predictions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, rate-limit docs, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.space-track.org.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://www.space-track.org
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Space-Track Decay Predictions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the cookie as chocolatechip (sessionCookie).

  • sessionCookie — Session cookie obtained by POSTing credentials to /ajaxauth/login

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Decay Predictions 1

Satellite reentry and decay predictions

GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/decay/{queryParams}
Query decay predictions
queryDecay 1 param → 200401429

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is DecayRecord (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DecayRecord
object
Satellite decay/reentry prediction record
12 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

spacetrack-decay-predictions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Space-Track publishes across the network.

Space-Track Ancillary API
Space-Track Authentication API
Space-Track Conjunction Data API
Space-Track General Perturbations API
Space-Track Satellite Catalog API
Space-Track Tracking and Impact Prediction API
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